DirtySox

QUOTE (PorkChopExpress @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 02:23 PM) Well, Kevin Davidoff of Newsday thinks the Yankees should trade for Danks, among other moves. Link His impression is that Danks, coming off a down year but with good peripherals is not going to exact a gargantuan price in prospects. Not sure what that means, but he doesn't appear to think the Yankees should use what I assume are their top prospects (Jesus Montero , Dellin Betances, Manny Banuelos or Mason Williams) to get him, but maybe some of what I assume are there next level down prospects (Austin Romine, Gary Sanchez, Adam Warren, Slade Heathcott). Also I'm not sure he is suggesting all four of them, but at least you get the idea of what someone on the outside thinks Danks is worth. I'd love Gary Sanchez and/or Slade. Not sure why some people are enamored with Romine though. He's a pretty underwhelming prospect.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 10:31 PM) The guy is a great gm people. He's made bad moves just like every general manager but he's one of the best in the game. Huge get for the Cubs. Agreed. I think many people's distaste for anything Cubs is getting in the way here.

Pretty exciting for the Cubs. I'd wager he has the Cubs in contention faster than Kenny does the Sox at this point. Will be interesting to see the compensation involved.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 09:56 PM) His answer was a complete non-answer So about as useful as the pieces he pens?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 06:39 PM) I would not mind dealing A.J. at all. I would do a dance if he was sent packing.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) After 8 years of posting on these boards, the only thing that is certain is that nobody knows a players trade value. Yep. While it's fun to throw around prospect names, it's why I try and stay out of these type of threads.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Oct 9, 2011 -> 02:37 PM) I thought he was under team control until the end of the 2013 season. Nope.

Bernstein's assessment of the situation and the Ventura hiring is pretty much how I view things. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/10/06/ber...es-why-ventura/

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 11:12 PM) Amazing column by Cowley. Wow. Cooper was THAT MUCH of a snake? Wait til the players read this. Horrible joke of a franchise. I just knew KW was sucking up and this proves it. And Cooper? The people who have said what a rotten personality he has? This just makes sense he'd look out for No. 1. I LOVE Ozzie's text to Coop. It's Ozzie's way of letting him know bout Judas. If this is true, Cowley deserves a sports Pulitzer for the scoop. And to think I today was thinking Coop deserved the job over Ventura. Coop sounds like he may ruin the clubhouse next year when this story is made public to the players. Nobody likes a backstabber. Nobody! Greg is someones gimmick account right?

Elated that the Tigers won. f*** the Yankees. Now if the Phillies lose, all is right in the world.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Oct 6, 2011 -> 09:18 PM) He also thinks we're not in rebuild mode and that he expects a solid offseason and competing next year, TTFWIW. Am I missing something? Why do people think this? If we are "All-In" again next year, we hire the most unproven commodity there is to manage the ball club? (I'm not against his hiring) What about Kenny's comments that he doesn't expect Ventura to hit the ground running, and that he will have to grow into the job over the years? The reiteration that there won't be a marquee signing this offseason? The comments about reining it in and playing the kids because of always trying for that knockout punch? Maybe I'm completely off-base, but it seems to me that they are hiring a younger green manager (which I'm okay with) to go along with the younger inexperienced roster of this year and perhaps next.

ChrisDeLuca Chris De Luca More Ken Williams on Robin Ventura: "With the current roster, and our future roster, he is just the guy that we have to have." #whitesox 3 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Apparently the Sox didn't contact Alomar or Francona at all about the managerial opening.

This has to mean we are rebuilding right?

Dave Martinez, White Sox Top Choice

Saladino not in the lineup again sadly. Short and Blanke playing with Doyle pitching though.

QUOTE (VictoryMC98 @ Oct 4, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Yep and just makes it his is the manager, 140-22, next year... and 16-0 in the playoffs. Wat.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2011 -> 08:56 PM) Wow. Marty got shot down. That is still way higher than I would expect. Agreed. I'm waiting to hear a response from those in the know around here.

CSNChi_Beatnik Brett Ballantini I say at least $120 mil. Rumors of cost-cutting greatly exaggerated RT @Marty341: Where do you think next year's payroll will be? I say $95M 11 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply

Was Ramon Santiago really sac bunting in the 1st against AJ f***ing Burnett?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Oct 4, 2011 -> 05:54 PM) Factors that you and others are overlooking: 1) Martinez's wife is from Chicago. 2) White Sox organization is extremely loyal and Martinez is familiar with it. 3) Knows Kenny Williams well from his playing days with the Expos, most likely wouldn't know his potential boss with the Cub or Red Sox quite as well. 4) Less pressure to win immediately with White Sox than with Red Sox and probably Cubs, which could be a nice perk for a first-time manager. 5) Position should be available quickly and before others. There's more than money at play and the Sox can offer things other teams can't. Martinez also has a son attending Northwestern I believe.

Fantastic baseball tonight. Tomorrow could be hilarious with Burnett pitching.

Martin just took a 100 MPH fastball to the ribs. I laughed.

Phegley has a wrist injury. Evidently, Blanke who was on the taxi squad will be taking his spot.

Verlander is a boss.